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Police say Kosar was pulled over for speeding early Sunday in Solon, in suburban Cleveland.
Officers smelled a strong odor of alcohol. Police said Kosar took sobriety tests and was taken to
jail.

Kosar, 49, has talked about how head injuries suffered during his NFL career have affected his
speech, making him sometimes slur his words.

• A cousin of former New England Patriots tight end
Aaron Hernandez pleaded not guilty to a conspiracy charge for her alleged actions
after the killing of Hernandez’s friend.

Tanya Singleton was held without bail after entering her plea in Fall River
(Mass.) Superior Court to a charge of conspiracy to commit accessory after the fact to murder.
Prosecutors say that after the June 17 killing of
Odin Lloyd, she helped one of Hernandez’s friends flee to Florida.

Hernandez pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and weapons charges in Lloyd’s shooting
death.
Ernest Wallace, the friend who fled to Florida, pleaded not guilty to a charge of
being an accessory after the fact in Lloyd’s death.

•
Tate George, best known for his 1990 NCAA Tournament buzzer-beater that lifted
Connecticut over Clemson in a regional semifinal, was convicted of four counts of federal wire
fraud in Trenton, N.J.

George was accused of carrying out a Ponzi scheme from 2005 to early 2011 that netted him $2 m
illion. Prosecutors say he used money investors gave his purported real-estate firm to pay previous
investors or for home improvements and personal expenses.

Basketball

Rutgers transfer can play immediately at Florida

Former Rutgers guard
Eli Carter is eligible to play at Florida this season.

The NCAA granted Carter a waiver to play immediately after transferring from Rutgers this year.
Carter left Rutgers after the school fired coach
Mike Rice, who was caught on videotape shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at
players and using gay slurs during practice.

Carter, a 6-foot-3 shooting guard, averaged 14.9 points last season as a sophomore. He suffered
a broken right leg in February and has not been cleared to run or cut.

• Boston Celtics point guard
Rajon Rondo won’t be back in time for the start of the regular season.

Rondo said he doesn’t know how long it will take for him to recover from suffering a torn
ligament in his right knee in January. He has been working on his shooting and ball-handling, but
he doesn’t take part in practice when there is any contact.

• The Los Angeles Clippers are adding sleeves to a new alternate uniform.

The blue short-sleeve uniforms will be worn for Sunday home games throughout the season.

Elsewhere

Athletic director at Texas to retire in August

Longtime Texas athletic director
DeLoss Dodds will step down in August 2014 and move into a consulting role at the
nation’s wealthiest college athletic program, a person with knowledge of the decision told the
Associated Press.

The school is expected to make a formal announcement today.

• The athletic director of an Indianapolis high school said a football game brawl escalated when
two opposing coaches got involved.

Indianapolis Tech athletic director
Victor Bush said that a fight among players was “restrained” and the game was
going to resume Friday until a Tech volunteer assistant coach and a Fort Wayne South coach began
fighting.

Indiana High School Athletic Association commissioner
Bobby Cox will meet with administrators of the two schools today to determine any
punishments resulting from the brawl. The game was stopped in the third quarter with Tech ahead
24-6.

• Defending champion
Victoria Azarenka double-faulted 15 times in losing 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to
Andrea Petkovic in the first round of the China Open in Beijing.